Aesop 096: The Goatherd & the Wild Goats
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2026-06-17; not reviewed yet. Translation ongoing.
Missing words: Goatherd, stormy, drive, shelter, keep alive, to treat, expect, old friend, treat badly.
Motto: It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones.
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【1】 ?? ar Hróva Naicor
► The Goatherd & the Wild Goats
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【3】 Uma ringa ?? ressë, ?? ?? ?? Naicoryar ?? ?? mina rotto, yanna umë Hróva Naicor túliéner.
► One cold stormy day a Goatherd drove his Goats for shelter into a cave, where a number of Wild Goats had also found their way.
¶ I Emerro yestanë carë i Hróva Naicor ná lamnarerya satta; epetai matyenes te mai.
► The Shepherd wanted to make the Wild Goats part of his flock; so he fed them well.
¶ Mal ?? lamnareryan, ánes rië ?? fáreä mat na ?? ?? ??.
► But to his own flock, he gave only just enough food to keep them alive.
¶ Yá tullë callë, ar i Emerro tulyanë i Naicor esta nestiën, i Hróva Naicor hónorner i ambonannar.
► When the weather cleared, and the Shepherd led the Goats out to feed, the Wild Goats scampered off to the hills.
【4】 “Ma ta ná mana hantalden na paitya nestiën le ar ?? le tallë mai?” nurunyë i Emerro.
► "Is that the thanks I get for feeding you and treating you so well?" complained the Shepherd.
【5】 “Vá ?? ?? ?? ?? lamnarelya,” hanquentë mo i Hróva Naicoron. “Istalmë mana ?? ?? ?? ?? cato, ?? umë hyanar ?? ve elmë carner.”
► "Do not expect us to join your flock," replied one of the Wild Goats. "We know how you would treat us later on, if some strangers should come as we did."
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【7】 Eques: Ná alasaila, ?? ?? ?? málor ?? ?? i ?? ?? vinyar.
► Motto: It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones.